Inspections being conducted at food outlets.
The Health Monitoring Section at Al Shamal Municipality conducted inspection visits on food outlets to make sure that outlets are complying with health regulations.
The campaign focuses on eateries which provide and prepare Iftar to be sure about its safety, and the campaign came in the framework to tighten monitoring on food outlets during Ramadan. The inspectors provided tips to workers at food outlets about the need to apply health regulations and to offer the appropriate conditions for food safety regarding maintaining appropriate temperature. The aim is to increase health safety levels among workers and also to detect violations.
All municipalities are also conducting inspection raids since the beginning of Ramadan against food outlets especially eateries.
Inspectors focus more on preparation of the food and storage in healthy conditions, in addition to its transportation which should meet technical specifications.
The campaign also includes raising awareness among food outlet directors about the use of best health practices, in addition to making sure that food is well cooked. The food must be stored at more than 65 degrees celsius for hot ones, and less than 5 degrees for cold ones. Storing food at unsuitable temperatures may spoil it and may lead to food poisoning.
Meanwhile, The Beaches and Islands Section at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment recently cleaned the port of Al Khor from wastes.
A large quantity of plastics boxes and abandoned tyres, in addition to fishing nets and wooden boxes were removed .
The Beaches section urges people to support the its efforts to maintain beaches and islands clean by throwing waste in proper places and not throw wastes in the sea because such work causes a damage to the marine environment.
